Deborah Diaz

Great Lakes Transplant Fund

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My name is Deborah Diaz; I have a debilitating disease called Lupus which has changed my life forever. This autoimmune disease destroys healthy tissue, including internal organs and sadly, there is currently no cure. In April 2007, my kidneys failed and I began 4x a week dialysis treatments to remove toxins, waste and extra fluid from my body. Now I have to dialysis for 11 hours every night to keep me alive. This sadly is my last option and my only chance for survival is to have a kidney transplant.

Since my diagnosis, I have had to relearn how to walk several different times, been in a coma and have had over 50 medical procedures on my chest, leg and arms for dialysis port placements and other medical complications.

Even with insurance, I will have many, many uninsured transplant-related expenses such as: co-pays and deductibles, doctor visits and the costly immunosuppressant medications that I will need to take for the rest of my life. Raising approximately $25,000 is a task I cannot manage alone I need your assistance.

To help with this financial burden, a fundraising campaign in my honor has been established with Help Hope Live, a nonprofit organization that has been assisting the transplant community for 30 years. All donations are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law, are held by Help Hope Live in the Great Lakes Kidney Transplant Fund, and are administered by Help Hope Live for transplant-related expenses only. Please consider making a contribution today by clicking the DONATE NOW button.

If you feel comfortable passing my story along to some of your friends who might be willing to make a donation too, please feel free to do so. I have fought this disease and its side effects for many years and am determined to win!